This applies to all Vauxhall Corsa D vehicles with registration plates with a ‘59’ or ‘10’ year identifier. For these vehicles DSA state that there is a possibility that the handbrake cable end fitting could move within the supporting bracket welded to the under body of the vehicle.

If this fault occurs, it might lead to a sudden loss of handbrake function at any time.

Driving tests in these vehicles will only go ahead if:

• the vehicle is fitted with dual controls - this is to help the examiner control the car in the unlikely event of a failure

or

• if documents are suplied to show that remedial work has been carried out – this will usually be in the form of the Vauxhall recall letter stamped by the dealer and containing written confirmation that the remedial work has been carried out

If none of these criteria are met, candidates will need to contact customer services to arrange for the test to be rebooked once the remedial work has been completed.

As there’s been no prior warning of this action, test candidates will have their test fee refunded or will be given a free retest only on the first occasion that they bring an affected vehicle for their test.